US 12,482,347 B2
Digital geospatial breadcrumbs
Thomas Edward Debruyn, Minneapolis, MN (US); and Taylor Hawley, Oak Park, MI (US)
Filed by Ford Global Technologies, LLC, Dearborn, MI (US)
Filed on May 23, 2023, as Appl. No. 18/322,439.
Prior Publication US 2024/0395133 A1, Nov. 28, 2024
Int. Cl. G08G 1/01 (2006.01)
CPC G08G 1/0112 (2013.01) 17 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A method, comprising:
determining, by one or more processors of a vehicle, sensor data;
processing, by the one or more processors, the sensor data to determine a road condition;
determining, by the one or more processors, a digital geospatial breadcrumb, wherein the digital geospatial breadcrumb comprises:
at least a portion of the sensor data;
a timestamp; and
the road condition;
emitting, by the one or more processors, the digital geospatial breadcrumb;
obtaining, by second one or more processors of a second vehicle, the digital geospatial breadcrumb;
processing, by the second one or more processors, the digital geospatial breadcrumb to determine whether the digital geospatial breadcrumb is relevant to the second vehicle;
in response to determining that the digital geospatial breadcrumb is relevant, providing an indication of the road condition;
obtaining, by the second one or more processors, a second digital geospatial breadcrumb with a second timestamp;
determining, by the second one or more processors, that the digital geospatial breadcrumb supersedes the second digital geospatial breadcrumb based at least in part on comparing the timestamp with the second timestamp; and
automatically performing, by the second vehicle, an action based on the second digital geospatial breadcrumb.